Baseball Canada National Championships: August 27th Wrap

Saturday, August 28, 2010

OTTAWA- BC staked their claim as a contender at the Bantam Girl’s championship in Richmond, BC as they sailed to a 13-3 victory over Nova Scotia. In the 1st inning BC got out to an early 3-0 lead when Avery Hutton (North Vancouver, BC) scored on a wild-pitch which was followed by RBI singles from Maryse Garcia (Surrey, BC) and Hailee Renkers (Surrey, BC). BC would add to their lead in both the 2nd and 3rd innings by scoring four runs in each frame. On the mound Lexie Brennis (Delta, BC) tossed three no-hit innings and struck out six to earn the victory. Nova Scotia got on the board in the 5th with two runs and scored another in the 6th on an RBI single from Jenna-Marie Burns (Sackville, NS). BC put two more runs across in the top of the 7th and Tamara Derby (Coquitlam, BC0 pitched a scoreless 7thinning to secure the win.

Breanne Wilson-Bennett (Markham, ON) was 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in leading Ontario to a 10-0 mercy rule win over Richmond…